Patron vs Tap Tap Builder
Patron
Patron is a medieval-themed city-builder that is quite similar to Banished. In this game, you play as a pioneer sent by your King to colonize a new region. With a group of peasants to help, it is up to you to build a town from the ground up and develop it into one of the most prosperous colonies of the empire!The game is all about optimizing production chains and subsequently, pursuing advancements. So, at the beginning, it’s important to produce enough raw materials so you can have enough materials to “fuel” your other production facilities in order to craft more profitable items. As your town expands, you’ll need to make sure your production scales up accordingly, be it by upgrading existing structures or building new ones. This is where the challenge really comes in.
Of course, besides upgrades and expansions, you’ll want to invest in research so you could unlock better and, hence, more productive buildings, as well as new production facilities which will then allow you to produce items that are usually more luxurious and lucrative to trade. From time to time, you will receive various edicts from the King or news of certain events. You’ll then be expected to choose between the two decisions provided.
All in all, Patron is definitely a much better version of Banished in every way, and this saying something since I’ve enjoyed playing Banished. This game’s a solid medieval city-builder with a nice level of difficulty which matches what a midcore gamer like me can handle. The game is definitely worth the cost!
Tap Tap Builder
Tap Tap Builder is an idle, city-building simulation game where you can design your own metropolis from the ground up. Build houses to increase your population; build offices and workplaces to give your people jobs, and build factories to produce vital construction materials you'll need to expand your city. Each building can be further upgraded to increase their efficiency and productiveness. All of these 3 types of buildings need to also grow in balance with one another just so your city can thrive.The idle tapping mechanics in this game is slightly different from what you might be used to though. Instead of tapping non-stop, you'll need to tap and hold to fill up a progress bar. Once the bar is full, you'll then get whatever you set out to obtain, be it concrete or metal for your new building or even to upgrade a building. All this tapping and holding will consume your energy which can be easily replenished by tapping a button at the gym. Don't worry! It may sound complicated but the game's really easy to grasp.
Tap Tap Builder is definitely a rather unique idle game that isn't as mindless as any other idle games. You actually get to plan and strategize the placements of your buildings just so you can maximize the land you have. It's an interesting game to play, that's for sure. Do give it a try!